The Falk Family Blog

Stay safe. Eat lots. Enjoy family.

This is what I tell the boys on a regular basis. Mostly when they fight, but I am trying to remind them when they are happily playing together as well. Ethan recently told me how he felt sad for his little friend. When I asked him why he said, “Because he doesn’t have a brother.” It was the look on his face and the way he said it, I knew he had put himself in his friends shoes and really thought about it.

I hope these three grow up to be close and always remember how fortunate they are to have each other.

Now this was enjoyable! The kids looked too cute and did a great job on their lines. Ethan flashed me a nervous smile from time to time. The students quoted Psalms 34:8-19 and sang several songs with one boy really taking the spotlight! :) He sang much louder that the rest of the kids and seemed so proud to be doing his best! Kids are great. Why do they have to turn into teenagers?

Ethan and his teacher.

A small room filled with more than a dozen 4-year-old Indians can be quite overwhelming! They had a great time eating lots of sugary foods (which only made the craziness worse) making a craft (the cool turkey hat) and singing lots of cute songs for the Moms.

Mac-N-Cheese and Peas…Yummy!

Uh-Oh those brothers left the craft drawer open again!

Helping Mommy clean under the stove. This is not a job I get to very often! In fact, the only reason I happened to clean it this night was that I spilled cinnamon and sugar all of the counter and down the crack of the stove! What a mess. Oh well, it entertained Lincoln for a good long time.

Doesn’t he look handsome, smart, and so grown up!?

It looks as if Isaac will need to wear glasses for a couple of years. We are hoping this will correct his eye problem and he won’t need them later.

Isaac was all smiles during his eye exam. Even while getting drops to dilate his eyes! Ethan leaned over and whispered in my ear, “Mom, Isaac should be this brave at home!” Very true.

After picking the frames I went to the counter to pay for everything. It was quite expensive, but worth every penny to help Isaac’s eyes. Ethan didn’t see it that way…when he heard the total he whispered again, “Mom, Dad’s going to be so mad!” Of course, he wasn’t mad at all.

Checking himself out! Lookin’ good! They even came with an orange (Isaac’s favorite color) case. Isaac calls it his, “glasses suitcase.”

Just like Mommy! I recently got glasses for driving. That’s the only time I wear them. Isaac was excited to get his glasses because they are “just like Mommy’s.”

Ethan struggles with learning new concepts. Once he understands something he will always remember it. This was a good exercise in patience for Warren!

I miss the days of matching Ethan and Isaac. I had a lot of fun and it sure made for some adorable pictures! Now that they are older it just isn’t as cute anymore. Someday they will look at this picture and wonder how a loving mother could do this to them. :) Just thought I would try it one more time…

Actually, they have a couple matching sweaters for winter. Hopefully they will look better than the plaid pants. Maybe that’s why this picture looks a little silly to me.

Ball pits, dark tunnels, slides, swings, being tossed in the air, you name it, Lincoln loves it! His personality shows itself more and more with each day. What a brave, fun baby!

It was easy capturing this sweet smile. What could make a baby happier than having someone push him around the house on a cool horsey that talks and sings?

75 degrees on Nov. 3…not bad!

Spiderman, Mr. Giraffe, and Batman were excited that it was f-i-n-a-l-l-y Halloween!

Lincoln’s first sucker…I still don’t know who gave that to him. I didn’t plan to let him have candy, but I wasn’t going to take it away from him!

Trick-or-treating at Mr. Abney’s house. He kept telling the boys, “hold on” and he would go back in and grab more candy for them. He did this about 6 times!

Batman’s girl showed up! Another picture for the wedding slideshow. :)

Believe it or not, this was the first picture I took of all six kids and it turned out great the first time! Amazing!

Our Jack-O-Lanterns.

No, Ethan, you can’t sleep with your candy!

The boys did not enjoy carving the pumpkins this year. They lost interest within 5 minutes and they certainly didn’t want to get their hands messy. Warren and I sat at the table looking at each other wondering ‘why’ we were doing this again?!

Lincoln thought that sitting on the table was fun. But, he kept trying to eat the pumpkin seeds so he had to get down.

Daddy is carving Lincoln’s pumpkin…I drew the face for him.

The boys and the pumpkins on a chilly Halloween morning.